Cristiano Ronaldo continues to make history
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has stated many times that he sees records as a source of motivation, has passed another milestone in his 20-year national team career.
Ronaldo, who wore the Portuguese jersey for the 197th time in the Euro 2024 (EURO 2024) tie against Liechtenstein, surpassed Kuwait’s Bader Al-Mutawa to become the name with the most caps in men’s football.
THE HIGHLIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL
Continuing to break records, Cristiano Ronaldo stands out as the top scorer in football history. The experienced player tops the list with 830 goals scored in his club and national team career, according to data from the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
Ronaldo also holds the title of top scorer in national teams, where he broke the record for most appearances. Reaching 120 goals for Portugal netting Liechtenstein twice, Ronaldo is ahead of Iran’s Ali Daei (109) and Argentina’s Lionel Messi (99).
As the first player to score a hat-trick 10 times in national teams, Ronaldo also became the only player to score in 5 World Cups and the top scorer (14) in the history of the European Football Championship. .
AMONG THE LEGENDS OF REAL MADRID
Cristiano Ronaldo became the top scorer in the club’s history by scoring 450 goals in 438 appearances for Real Madrid.
Ronaldo won 4 UEFA Champions Leagues, 3 FIFA Club World Cups, 2 UEFA Super Cups, La Liga, the Spanish King’s Cup and the Spanish Super Cup, each wearing a Real Madrid jersey in 2009 -2018.
The Portuguese star scored 145 goals in 346 appearances for Manchester United, 101 goals in 134 appearances for Juventus and 5 goals in 31 appearances for Sporting Lisbon.
Continuing his career in Saudi Arabia, the 38-year-old has scored 9 goals in 10 games for Al-Nassr so far.
AT THE TOP OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Ronaldo stands out as the all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champions League, where he scored 140 goals for Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.
The star soccer player also holds the title of player who has played the most games in the history of the tournament with 183 games. Messi, who scored 129 goals in 163 Champions League games, stands out as Ronaldo’s closest follower in both statistics.
Being the only player to score in three Champions League finals, Ronaldo is among the players who have won the most “Giants League” with 5 times.
Finishing the 2013-2014 season with 17 goals for Real Madrid, Ronaldo also holds the title of top scorer in a season in the Champions League. Ronaldo ranks second on the list with his 16-goal performance in the 2015-2016 season.
GOALS
Ronaldo is the footballer with the most goals in the UEFA Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been the top scorer in the “Giants League” 7 times. The experienced footballer was the top scorer for Manchester United in 2007-2008, and for Real Madrid in the 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons.
Ronaldo was the top scorer in the Premier League in 2007-2008, in La Liga in 2010-2011, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, and in Serie A in the 2020-2021 season.
PRIZE COLLECTOR
Ronaldo managed to win the Ballon d’Or 5 times, one of the most prestigious awards in the world of football.
The Portuguese footballer, who received this award for the first time in 2008 from Manchester United, developed his collection at Real Madrid. The soccer star won the Ballon d’Or in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 with the Real Madrid shirt.
Ronaldo, who received the FIFA Men’s Footballer of the Year award twice, in 2016 and 2017, and the Golden Boot for Europe’s top scorer of the year on 4 occasions (2007-2008, 2010-2011, 2013- 2014, 2014-2015) won. (AA)